7 reasons Gavin Newsom has the worst job in politics-politico: Ronald Reagan used the California governor's office as a springboard to the White House. Jerry Brown and Pete Wilson tried to. But now, the governor of the nation’s most populous state has to contend with massive wildfires, unhealthy air, rolling blackouts, unchecked homelessness, social unrest and the constant threat of earthquakes — not to mention ideological attacks by Trump.
